Thomas Hampson / Kristine Opolais / Joseph Calleja / Luca Pisaroni / Carlos Colombara
Weiner Symphoniker, Wiener Singakademie, Massimo Zanetti
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Raphael Mouterde
Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Mellor
Gramophone: Editor’s Choice
“Luca Pisaroni delivers one of his strongest performances so far… [Calleja is] the emotionally vital tenor I loved when he first appeared…” Gramophone
“a performance of rare eloquence, conducted with dignity and intensity by Zanetti … Opolais and Calleja are radiant … Superb choral singing and orchestral playing” Daily Telegraph
“emphasise the score’s elegiac mood and gathering tensions… Recommended.” The Guardian
“…and, above all, Joseph Calleja’s patrician, thrillingly sung Adorno…” The Times
” [Boccanegra] demands a serious approach form all concerned, and certianly receives that here … the performance has a great sense of drama” BBC Music
“…Kristine Opolais’ exciting Amelia and Joseph Calleja’s exceptionally fine Gabriele Adorno…” Financial Times